St. Landry Parish School Board member Quincy Richard speaks at last week's regular meeting. District Attorney Earl Taylor filed for Richard's removal Thursday.

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Zane Hill
Daily World

District Attorney Earl Taylor has filed a petition to remove St. Landry Parish School Board member Quincy Richard from office after determining that Richard is ineligible for the seat.

The DA's investigation confirmed a Daily World story that was published in March.

Taylor, in a press release issued Thursday, said that because Richard pleaded guilty to filing false public records in 2004, a felony in Louisiana, he cannot hold public office. The state constitution prohibits convicted felons from running for public office for 15 years after the original sentence ends unless they receive a ...